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How to grow Costus barbatus growing and care:
Warm climate all year
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
In order to get the same as the mother plant yes
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Slugs
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Dead leaves and stems
Size of the plant?
1-2.5 m, 40-100 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade / Full shape
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Can bloom most of the year mostly in summer to autumn
General information about the flower:
Fragrant flower the color yellow flowers grow inside bracts, bracts color red and the shape is hive shape.
Scientific name:
Costus barbatus
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Autumn flowers Spring flowers Summer flowers
Flower colors
Climate
Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Tropics Climate
Leaf color
Ornamental parts
Ornamental flower Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
Evergreen Herbaceous Perennial plant
Plant Uses
Colored leaves Fragrance Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants Shade Plants
Watering plants
Big amount of water Regularly water
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 12 Hardiness zone 13